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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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